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The Casa dos Bicos
Diamond-point façade
The diamond-point house on the waterfront, home of the José Saramago Foundation.
Photo Credit
In the area: The two-storey Manueline cloister of the Jerónimos Monastery around its lawn and fountain. Image courtesy of © Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Saramago’s foundation
- Unusual façade
- Address
- Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 10, 1100-135 Lisboa
Alfama, Lisbon - Nearest metro
- Terreiro do Paço
250 m · 3 min walk
More distances - Website
- josesaramago.org
About The Casa dos Bicos
The Casa dos Bicos, with its façade of carved diamond points, is at Rua dos Bacalhoeiros 10 and houses the José Saramago Foundation, for the Nobel laureate. Times on its site.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Casa dos Bicos before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Casa dos Bicos, as the crow flies.
- Memmo Alfama200 m3 min walk
- Santiago de Alfama300 m4 min walk
- Pousada de Lisboa450 m6 min walk
- AlmaLusa Baixa/Chiado600 m7 min walk
- The Ivens Hotel, Autograph Collection650 m8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Casa dos Bicos are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Terreiro do PaçoBlue250 m3 min walk
- Baixa-ChiadoBlueGreen650 m8 min walk
- RossioGreen700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- The Praça do Comércio350 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Castelo de São Jorge550 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Gulbenkian3.7 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- The Jerónimos Monastery6.5 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 27 min
- The Oceanário6.9 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Tower of Belém7.5 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 30 min
- Lisbon Airport8.0 kmCycle 40 minCar or taxi 32 min
Railway stations
- Rossio station1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Cais do Sodré station1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Santa Apolónia station1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Gare do Oriente7.1 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 29 min
Location
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